Inside Gary Barlow’s 51st birthday celebrations with wife at posh pub

Gary Barlow celebrated his 51st birthday with a special dinner and drinks with his wife Dawn Andrews, 52, and a few of their close family and friends at a pub.

The Take That singer informed his followers he’d chosen to celebrate his special day with a low-key event this year, due to the gradual return to social events in the pandemic.

Sharing a happy snap of his birthday party, Gary enjoyed a swanky dinner at Harry’s Bar in Mayfair, London.

The dad-of-three, who shares daughters Emily and Daisy and son Daniel with his wife of 22 years, looked dapper surrounded by his loved ones as he got ready to blow out the candles on a delicious birthday cake.

The star, who also recently celebrated his 22nd anniversary with his wife, opted for a suave navy blue suit for the occasion, teaming his jacket with a lighter shade shirt.

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Sporting a smattering of stubble, he wore his blonde locks longer on the top with shaved sides.

The superstar leaned over a giant decorated chocolate cake as the group sang happy birthday and clapped their hands as someone managed to capture the height of the excitement.

Gary looked thrilled with the baked good, which was decorated with a large iced microphone in the middle, and was adorned with red and dark icing around the edges. Five candles also stood alight in the centre of the feast.

Gary’s wife Dawn sat in pride of place to his side, and she gazed lovingly at her husband during the entire spectacle.

She wore a bold black blouse printed with violet and pink flowers, and the mum-of-three chose to wear her shoulder-length blonde tresses loose and casual for the evening.

On the table, the group had already tucked in to their mains and desserts, and lots of glasses also adorned the circular surface.

“Thank you so much for all the lovely Birthday wishes,” the Rule the World singer told his fans. “We had a very small dinner with my nearest and dearest.

Gary continued on to explain why he hadn’t opted for a larger event, as he said: “We’re still not used to large gatherings so this was perfect. Thank you for the perfect night @harrysbarmayfair.”

The former X Factor judge was inundated with well-wishes from celebrity friends in the comments.

“Happy birthday legend!” adventure star Bear Grylls shared.

Comedian Dawn French followed suit with: “Happy birthday you total dreamboat!!!! X”

“Happy Birthday Gary,” musician Craig David then congratulated.

While fans also came out in their droves to share messages for the star, as one person gushed: “Aww Happy Birthday and glad you had a lovely family night to celebrate.”

“Happy Birthday Gary. So glad you had a lovely time with your family!!” another fan posted.

And one follower added: “Good morning Gary Wow that’s awesome photo so glad you’ve enjoyed your birthday captain Barlow it’s really nice to see you happy Have a fantastic day @officialgarybarlow p.s have a wonderful weekend too.”

It’s been a busy month for the musician, who announced his new musical variety show A Different Stage on his birthday with an Instagram Live.

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The star was surrounded by balloons and was thrilled to finally be able to share the news.

What’s more, Gary and Dawn celebrated their 22nd anniversary on January 12 with cocktails and smiles as the pop star wrote an adorable tribute to his wife.

“Happy 22nd Wedding Anniversary Mrs.B Well what a time we’ve had,” he told her. “So many adventures. 4 beautiful children. Here’s to the next 22 and beyond.

“Check out the pics of the day we first met – 1988 !!! Shocking!!!” the musician added.

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